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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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AFP journalists who traveled to the landfill site by boat saw billows of thick, gray smoke completely enveloping houses on Salambao -- one of the islands from which people were evacuated.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It cannot go to the local council's landfill, because that can only be used for household waste, not commercial imports.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Now, the landfill site will stay open for another four decades.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

She hoped this meant it was "making a dent" in the amount of food that ended up in landfill.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

I roll my eyes and turn to go rip apart my room looking for a sheet of paper that’s probably already in a landfill somewhere.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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